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Jacqueline 06:53 pm UTC 04/09/16 |
| In reply to: | Bat 3. Ten years on. - rockfenris2005 12:51 pm UTC 04/09/16 |
Thanks for writing this Ryan. Makes me feel like listening to this album again. I don't think I ever gave it a fair shake because of personal feelings and hating BFG here. I think I had hoped that song would never be rerecorded and always just be Jim's. > I was feeling depressed, so I lay down and listened to Bat > 3, because I listened to Bat 2 the other night, and I was > meaning to get around to this one. My thoughts, ten years > after the release of the album. > > Overall, I can see this through line for the whole thing, > which is this pretty tortured guy going through a lot of > ups and downs here. Whether it's more than two women, or > just the two, I can't make out. Anyway, the songs. > 1. The Monster is loose - I actually love how aggressive > and balls to the wall this one is. The yelling at the end > and the choir just makes it for me too. > 2. Blind as a bat - This should have been a single. I > don't know about first, also with the whole Steinman thing > as well, but definitely should have been second in my > eyes. > 3. It's all coming back to me now - In terms of the song > itself, which leads into the whole argument about Steinman > involvement, I just don't like it as much as the other two > and I don't think that's ever going to change. And I'll > just get that out of the way now. In terms of how it fits > with the album, I can see this guy looking back on an > older relationship, maybe the one in the song we just > heard, or maybe another one. He's been through some > dramas. > 4. Bad for good - I think this is the beginning of a new > relationship here, or it could be looking back on the > older one. I'm not sure. This was probably the first time > also that Brian May's involvement here really "hit" me. I > just remember thinking "There's hardly anything here", but > this time you could feel him, and how it made so much > sense to get him involved with this one. It does have a > bit of a Queen vibe on this one. Can't help but wonder btw > what a studio version of the 80s live one would have been > like. I wish Meat and Jim had done this somehow after Bat > 2, and there probably could have been a Bat 3 between > this, Future, Original sin, All coming back, Left in the > dark. Ah well. > 5. Cry over me - Diane Warren's song. People have talked > about this song not belonging here. I don't really know > what to say about that at this point. All I'm going to say > though is. THIS SONG IS EVERYTHING. This and "If God could > talk" actually sum up my feelings pretty well sometimes > and I can't find that in many other songs, not even Jim's. > This one is actually really underrated to me. I think the > guy's broken up with the girl now. > 6. In the land of the pig the butcher is king - Damn, this > song is fierce. I think the guy's really depressed at this > point. He's just got off the subway or something moving > through the city, like Vin's story a bit that Jim was > talking about on the blog. He's in a dark place here. Life > is a lemon in the land of the pig. Where the butcher is > king and you want your money back! Love the guitar > solo/instrumental, also the dark ominous string parts. It > almost makes you feel like there's this monstrous beast > looming, like something out of "The Lord of the Rings", > and you can smell it on the air. > 7. Monstro - Should the lyrics have been Latin? I don't > know. > 8. Alive - Difficult to appreciate this one now, given > what Meat said about it feeling "forced". And I don't > know, it's a bit cliche and all, but it's not bad really. > If I'd heard someone else singing it, I would have > thought, "Meat could have done this." Probably not on this > album though! > 9. If God could talk - I just keep remembering what Todd > said, "Shouldn't it be 'If God WOULD Talk'? Besides that, > see "Cry Over Me". If God Could Talk, these big grand > images he's trying to use to get his point across. I know > how this guy feels. > 10. If it ain't broke break it - I've heard different > meanings for this song, but I always took it as the guy's > really depressed. And I can tell you now, this really > helps when you're in one of these moods, "Everything I've > ever dreamed of/Has begun to fade to black/I don't know > where I ever lost love/Or where to go now to get it back". > Not that I take that literally, but something in it really > makes you relate. Also, in terms of the songwriting, we're > so used to Steinman being so melodic with his music. I > actually really appreciate how this is more... monotone? I > can't think of the right word. It goes with the vibe of > the song as well. I wonder if there was a full Mike Vogel > recording of "Only when I feel" for "Wuthering Heights" > which could have been the demo that Meat heard? I don't > know. > 11. What about love? - Really felt the lyrics this time. > He's in a relationship now. He's moved ahead. > 12. Seize the night - Love the use of "The storm" here, > though Meat would have got that from the "Dance of the > Vampires" demo with the Overture at the start. I think > this is the couple going through some kind of crisis. > 13. The future ain't what it used to be - And this is > where the crisis really crystallizes or becomes complete. > I would have named the album after this song really. It > probably would have fixed everything, haha. "Bat out of > Hell 3: The future ain't what it used to be". The ending > with Meat and Jennifer riffing with the backing vocals I > love. > 14. Cry to Heaven - It sums it all up, and probably all > the Bat albums too. > > But yeah, maybe they should have called it "Bat out of > Hell 3: The future ain't what it used to be"!!! > > The problem is it's very difficult to appreciate knowing > what might have been, and I would still like an album > called "The final flight" with roughly these songs: > "Braver" > "Not allowed to love" > "Only when I feel" > "What part of my body hurts the most?" > "Who needs the young?" > "You've got to love me with the sun in your eyes" > "In the land of the pig the butcher is king" > "We're still the children" > "Cry to Heaven" or "Angels arise" which I can imagine > Sarah Brightman singing. > > Anyhoo! Just my 200 cents. | |
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